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slick config

Manage local preferences. config does not handle auth — use auth for credentials. Config holds the keychain reference and non-secret workspace preferences (default channel, attribution).

Config lives at ${SLICK_CONFIG:-${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-~/.config}/slick/config.toml}. SLACK_CLI_CONFIG remains as a legacy override. Path inputs expand ~ and environment variables.

config init

Bootstrap a config file. The default profile is named default.

Initialize the default profile:

slick config init

Initialize a named workspace profile:

slick config init --profile staging

Set a default channel and attribution defaults at init time:

slick config init --default-channel C1234567890 \
                  --attribution-enabled \
                  --attribution-emoji :robot_face: \
                  --attribution-message "Sent via slack-cli"

Overwrite an existing config:

slick config init --force

Flags

Flags
Flag Value Description
-p, --profile <NAME> Local workspace profile name
-c, --default-channel <CHANNEL> Default message channel ID or alias
-A, --attribution-enabled Enable visible attribution by default
-l, --attribution-label <LABEL> Attribution label
-e, --attribution-emoji <EMOJI> Attribution emoji
-m, --attribution-message <TEXT> Attribution message
-F, --force Overwrite an existing config

Output (post-v0.4.0; written field was removed):

Config initialized path=~/.config/slick/config.toml profile=default workspace=default

TODO

TODO: Gather output for config init

config path

Print the resolved config path and whether the file exists.

slick config path

Config path resolved path=~/.config/slick/config.toml exists=true

TODO

TODO: Gather output for config path

exists is green on true, red on false.

config list

Render every configurable key as a table. KEY column hash-colours the dotted leaf segment; VALUE shows bool values in green/red, (unset) dim for empty.

slick config list
slick config ls           # alias

KEY                                       VALUE     DESCRIPTION
default_workspace                         default   Default workspace profile name
workspaces.default.default_channel        (unset)   Fallback message channel ID or alias
workspaces.default.attribution.enabled    true      Add visible attribution by default
workspaces.default.attribution.label      (unset)   Attribution label override
workspaces.default.attribution.emoji      (unset)   Attribution emoji override
workspaces.default.attribution.message    (unset)   Attribution message override

TODO

TODO: Gather output for config list

The summary header (Config listed path=… default_workspace=… settings=N) only renders under --debug to keep the default view focused on the table.

config get

Print one setting. Empty values display as (unset) dim.

slick config get default_workspace
slick config get workspaces.default.attribution.emoji

Config value retrieved key=workspaces.default.attribution.enabled value=true

TODO

TODO: Gather output for config get

config set / config unset

Update or remove a setting. Workspace-scoped keys use the workspaces.<profile>.<field> form.

slick config set default_workspace staging
slick config set workspaces.default.default_channel C1234567890
slick config set workspaces.default.attribution.enabled true
slick config unset workspaces.default.attribution.message
slick config rm workspaces.default.attribution.emoji     # alias

Available keys

default_workspace
workspaces.<profile>.default_channel
workspaces.<profile>.attribution.enabled
workspaces.<profile>.attribution.label
workspaces.<profile>.attribution.emoji
workspaces.<profile>.attribution.message

Auth-owned fields (team_id, team_name, token_type, token_ref) are managed by auth login; config set does not edit them.

Common errors

Error Cause Fix
config already exists; rerun with --force to overwrite config init ran with an existing config file. --force to replace; config set for targeted edits.
workspace "<name>" not found set default_workspace <name> for a workspace not in Workspaces. Run slick workspace list to confirm the profile name.
unknown config key <key> Key is not in the supported set above. Run slick config list to see the available keys.

See also

  • auth — credentials, not preferences.
  • workspace — list configured profiles.